Christine Josephine

Head of Culture & Engagement Samsung Electronics Indonesia

Christine Josephine is a People Culture & Engagement leader and HR Business Partner with over 20 years of experience, having built her career across different industries — oil & gas, FMCG, and technology. This cross-industry journey has shaped her into a versatile HR professional with a blend of strategic thinking, coaching expertise, and hands-on execution. She currently serves as Head of Culture & Engagement and HR Business Partner at PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia, where she leads people programs, employee relations, HR policy, and employer branding that drive measurable engagement and business impact. Her career includes senior HR and executive support roles at Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and Sinopec International Petroleum E&P Indonesia — each stage shaping her adaptability and fresh perspective on people leadership. Christine's work has earned recognition including two consecutive years of Awards at the HR Experience Awards Indonesia (2025 & 2026), the Stellar Workplace Award Indonesia (2025 & 2026), and the HR Star Award (2024), alongside internal awards at Samsung. A sought-after voice on the future of work, she has spoken at HRM Asia's webinar on building an AI-ready workforce, the ATD Southeast Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, and the CHRO Series Indonesia (all in 2026), alongside earlier engagements on KPI strategy, workplace mental health, and stakeholder management

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 19 October 2026, Monday

10:50 AM Keynote Panel: How do you reimagine talent in the age of AI and uncertainty to build a resilient, insight-driven and value-creating function?

• How do you restructure talent to stay resilient in the face of AI disruption and geopolitical uncertainty?

• How do you develop professionals who can think strategically, act on insight and deliver value beyond cost savings?

• How do you deploy talent effectively when business expectations are accelerating and the rules keep changing?

• How do you future-proof your procurement function today to remain competitive and relevant in an AI-driven world?

3:50 PM ‘How To’ Roundtable Discussion: How to design a talent procurement system that drives value, retention and readiness

Eight simultaneous roundtables, each dedicated to a distinct stage of the talent lifecycle, will take place in a single

40-minute discussion round. Attendees will choose one roundtable topic to join, providing an interactive forum to exchange ideas, share experiences, and discuss practical strategies with peers facing similar workforce and talent challenges.

Each discussion is intentionally framed to examine where traditional HR practices fall short within procurement contexts, and to explore how these approaches can be redesigned to better drive procurement value, capability, and long-term retention.

At the close of the session, each roundtable leader will share key takeaways from their discussions with the wider group.

Roundtable 1:
Recruiting - How to attract the right talent in a competitive market

Speaker: Annie Sachdev, Head of Talent Acquisition, APAC (Medical Segment), Cardinal Health

Roundtable 2:
Onboarding — How to set new hires up for success from day one

Speaker:

Ekaterina Naumova, Head of HR, Asia Pacific, Kaspersky

Roundtable 3:
Learning — How to build capability continuously across your team

Speaker:

Christine Josephine, Head of Culture & Engagement, Samsung Electronics Indonesia

Roundtable 4:
Career Development — How to create pathways that retain your best people

Speaker: Suman Sharma, Head of People Capability, Wealth & Retail Banking, & Co-Head of AI Learning, Standard Chartered Bank

Roundtable 5:

Opportunity Marketplace — How to match internal talent to emerging needs

Speaker: Sameen Khan, Former Regional HR Director, APAC, Grey Global

Roundtable 6:

Performance Management — How to drive accountability and growth

Speaker: Nicolas Ingels, Director Global Procurement, Packaging & Raw Materials, Asahi Global Procurement, Asahi Group

Roundtable 7:

Compensation — How to stay competitive in a shifting talent landscape

Speaker:

Roundtable 8:

Succession Planning — How to build the pipeline before you need it

Speaker: Avery Balboa-Banta, VP & Head of HRBP, Change Management & Organizational Development COE Team, Globe Telecom

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Christine.

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